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Rishabh Pant's gritty 101 helped India take a crucial lead over England. Let's take a look at his unique knock against England:
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Entered the crease when India were 80/4
India were down to 80/4 when wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant came onto the crease. His partnership with Rohit Sharma had to be huge if India wanted to take significant lead.
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Pant's crucial knock
The partnership could not last long after Rohit Sharma fell at 49 ending the 41-run stand between the two.
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His partnership with Washington Sundar
Despite losing Ashwin early, Pant and Washington Sundar held on to the crease to bring lead for Team India.
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Rishabh Pant - Rage Mode
Ashish Nehra defends Rishabh Pant's style of play.
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Went on despite struggling to run
The southpaw was visibly in pain as he was running between the wickets, however, Pant compensated those runs by smashing boundaries.
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Took advantage of tired English bowling attack
Ben Stokes and Jimmy Anderson were smashed all around the park despite getting a new ball. Rishabh Pant struck an outrageous reverse lap over slip off Jimmy Anderson. The shot left commentators shocked.
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Brings up the 100 in style
Pant brought his third ton in Test in style as he smashed the ball for a six. However, the southpaw was dismissed in the next over, his contribution gave India a significant lead over England.